Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्थानमाता च सा देवी श्रीमाता साभिधानतः । त्रिरूपा सा द्विजातीनां निर्मिता रक्षणाय च

Transliteration

sthānamātā ca sā devī śrīmātā sābhidhānataḥ | trirūpā sā dvijātīnāṃ nirmitā rakṣaṇāya ca

Translation

وہی دیوی ‘ستھان ماتا’ بھی ہے؛ نام کے اعتبار سے وہ ‘شری ماتا’ کہلاتی ہے۔ وہ تین روپوں والی ہے، اور دوبارہ جنم یافتہ (دویج) طبقات کی حفاظت کے لیے بھی بنائی گئی ہے۔

Word by Word

• स्थानमाता: the place-mother (guardian of the place)
• स्थानमाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थानमाता (प्रातिपदिक; स्थान + माता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रीमाता: Śrīmātā (revered mother)
• श्रीमाता: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमाता (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + माता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिधानतः: by name, in designation
• अभिधानतः: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभिधानतः (अव्यय; अभिधान + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: ‘by name/according to designation’)

• त्रिरूपा: three-formed
• त्रिरूपा: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिरूप (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + रूप)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विजातीनाम्: of the twice-born (classes)
• द्विजातीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• निर्मिता: fashioned, created
• निर्मिता: Kartṛ-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मा (धातु; निर् + मा) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP)

• रक्षणाय: for protection
• रक्षणाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sthānamātā-Śrīmātā kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (king) implied

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrīmātā revealed as Sthānamātā with three aspects—perhaps three faces or three symbolic emblems—standing as guardian of the place and protector of dvijātis performing rites.

Characters & Entities

• Sthānamātā
• Śrīmātā
• Dvijāti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa links sacred geography to living divinity: the Goddess guards both the land (sthāna) and the dharmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is implied; calling her Sthānamātā highlights the site’s sanctity through its resident guardian-deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No step-by-step rite is given; it defines the deity’s identity (Śrīmātā/Sthānamātā) and her protective tri-form.